Donovan Swift

July 18, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fearing potential penalties and asset forfeiture by federal banking regulators, most financial institutions have steered away from cannabis all together, leaving state-licensed cannabis businesses with limited options when it comes to opening checking accounts, borrowing money, and accessing other banking services.

By Zachary M. Rosenberg

8 minute read

July 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Plainly, the New Jersey Supreme Court applied inconsistent standards of review on essentially the exact same issue. Worse yet, the court doesn't seem to be aware that it has apparently shifted from a strict review to an essentially hands-off position.

By Steven R. Rowland

7 minute read

July 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Commission on Professionalism presents annual awards to three exemplary attorneys, dozens more recognized as Professional Lawyer of the Year The…

By New Jersey State Bar Association

12 minute read

July 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

What do former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, five former members of Congress (two Republicans and three Democrats), the ACLU of New Jersey, the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, the Rainey Center, and the Libertarian Party of New Jersey, along with a top Democratic election lawyer and a former Bush administration legal counsel all have in common?

By Udi Ofer

7 minute read

July 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

On July 3, 2023, the New Jersey Legislature enacted a statute requiring sellers and landlords of commercial and residential property to provide notices of flood-prone areas to purchasers and tenants before the transaction becomes binding.

By Gordon C. Duus

8 minute read

July 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJAJ installs new president; ABF elects two fellows; and more moves.

By Donovan Swift

6 minute read

July 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Robey' represents a significant departure from a trend of ever-stricter interpretation of the ascertainable loss requirement that developed in the 2000s and that has largely remained unchallenged since.

By David E. Sellinger and Todd L. Schleifstein

8 minute read

July 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

One of the most significant considerations for a redevelopment project facing financial distress will be the impact of the prohibition against transfers found in the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, which requires all redevelopment agreements to include a "provision that the redeveloper shall be without power to sell, lease or otherwise transfer the redevelopment area or project, or any part thereof, without the written consent of the municipality or redevelopment entity."

By Anne S. Babineau and David H. Stein

9 minute read

July 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Courts across the United States continue to uphold an employer's right to maintain a drug-free workplace. However, where recreational cannabis use has been legalized, an employer's drug-free workplace policy needs to provide clear guidelines specifically concerning an employee's use of cannabis in order to mitigate the employers' liability for discrimination as a result of recreational marijuana users now being a protected class.

By Lauren Rayner Davis

8 minute read

July 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The primary legal difficulty associated with AI training is the acquisition and use of training data without the consent of the owner of said training data.

By Jonathan Bick

6 minute read